Matthew Davidson

Matthew Davidson, guitarist and vocalist, is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the winner of the 2011 Robert Johnson Blues Foundation/Gibson Guitar New Generation Award. Matthew's debut EP "Step Up" was released in 2012 and produced by bassist Joe Osborn. It was followed by his 2014 EP "Cross My Heart". Matthew was nominated for "2012 Best Emerging Artist" by OffBeat in New Orleans in their annual "Best of the Beat" Awards. Matthew Davidson and his band opened for Austin Mahone in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in July, 2014. Photographer Robert M. Knight invited Matthew to join “The Brotherhood of the Guitar”. The BOTG is a project launched by Knight and sponsored by Fender Musical Instruments Corporation, Guitar Center, and Ernie Ball. The BOTG’s purpose is to shine a spotlight on a select group of unsigned up-and-coming young guitar players from around the world. Matthew was the featured BOTG member in the Sept. 2013 issue of "At:Guitar Center" magazine. Matthew was selected by The Grammy Foundation to attend 2014 Grammy Camp in Nashville, TN hosted by Belmont University.